Mechanisms and Evolution of Heritable Microbial Density in Insect Hosts
Within-host density is a critically important aspect of vertically transmitted symbioses that influences the fitness of both hosts and microbes. I review recent studies of symbiont density in insects, including my laboratory’s work on pea aphids and maternally transmitted bacteria.
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| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2021-08-01
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| Series: | mSystems |
| Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSystems.00728-21 |